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Cabbie got the gun; gunman got the cab

A feisty cabbie turned the tables on an armed robber earlier this month, wrestling his gun away. But the tables turned right back when the robber took off with the cab.

Police say the Yellow Cab driver put up a fight in the early morning of Oct. 14 when his fare pulled out a 9mm pistol and demanded his money. The driver fought back, earning himself a pistol-whipping and a bloody ear.

The two men got out of the cab and proceeded to brawl in front of a convenience store near South Polk Street and Cleardale Drive. But when the cabbie managed to grab the gun, the suspect jumped back into the taxi and took off.

When police found the cab abandoned a mile away it was light a laptop, a cellphone and $160 in cash.

Police say Kendrick Craft, 32, turned himself in for the crime that afternoon. He is currently in county lockup, facing a charge of aggravated robbery.

Pictured: Kendrick Craft’s mugshot

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